Maple Grove vs Minneapolis

A side-by-side comparison of Maple Grove and Minneapolis: population, income, housing, and more.

Maple Grove and Minneapolis are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Minneapolis has the higher population (426,845 vs 70,539 in Maple Grove). Maple Grove has the higher median household income ($129,481 vs $80,269 in Minneapolis). Maple Grove has the higher median home value ($397,400 vs $345,600 in Minneapolis).

Population, income & housing

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
Population	70,539	426,845
Median age	40.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$129,481	$80,269
Median home value	$397,400	$345,600
Median gross rent	$1,863	$1,329
Housing units	28,660	203,217
Homeownership rate	82.9%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.9%	54.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
Population	70,627 → 70,539 (-0.1%)	420,324 → 426,845 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$109,557 → $129,481 (+18.2%)	$62,583 → $80,269 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$293,400 → $397,400 (+35.4%)	$251,600 → $345,600 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,513 → $1,863 (+23.1%)	$1,027 → $1,329 (+29.4%)

Maple Grove

Population

70,62770,539

Median household income

$109,557$129,481

Median home value

$293,400$397,400

Median gross rent

$1,513$1,863

Minneapolis

Population

420,324426,845

Median household income

$62,583$80,269

Median home value

$251,600$345,600

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,329

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
Under 5	5.1%	5.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	13.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	21.4%
35 to 44	15.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.0%
75 and over	4.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	59.5%
Black or African American	7.0%	18.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	7.0%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
No high school diploma	2.2%	8.9%
High school graduate	14.3%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.9%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.0%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
Drove alone	66.8%	53.4%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.9%
Public transit	1.6%	7.5%
Walked	0.5%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	2.3%
Worked from home	24.8%	23.3%
Other means	0.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
1-unit, detached	64.4%	40.5%
1-unit, attached	21.8%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	11.0%
20 or more units	9.5%	32.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Maple Grove	Minneapolis
Poverty rate	3.9%	16.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1991	1950